Setién’s men fall to La Cerámica and are left out of the quarter-finals of the competition.
VILLARREAL HAS BEEN KEEP OUT OF THE UEFA EUROPE CONFERENCE LEAGUE!!!! A solitary goal from Islam Slimani in the second period puts Anderlecht ahead of the quarter-finals of the European competition (0-1 | Total 1-2), on a night when the ‘yellow submarine’ gathered a repertoire of occasions with those that collided with the heroic figure of Bart Verbruggen. The yellow bleachers bid farewell to the game as they chant “Quique go now”.
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Villarreal gets the bubble with his body on the canvas. The more than 20 shots produced and 62% possession are not enough for the groguets to go through the round, colliding with a Bart Verbruggen who has built a wall in his goal. The Dutchman, who was already a hero against Ludogorets in the penalty shootout, signed another magical night with nine saves, many of them at key moments to keep his team going.
Brian Riemer’s lineup change at half-time, which lifted Amuzu and Dreyer’s position, was amplified by Slimani’s entry. The presence of the Algerian in the field added to the resource of the lateral centers and helped relieve the attack, testing the direct play to take Villarreal away from the opposing field and playing the long field to improve the physical fitness of the locals to investigate.
Since Unai Emery left for the Premier League to manage Aston Villa after qualifying for the Round of 16 in the Conference League, Villarreal have not won any of their next games in this competition with Quique Setién on the bench: draw 2-2 against Hapoel Beer-Sheva, 3-0 defeat against Lech Poznan, 1-1 draw against Anderlecht in the first leg and 0-1 defeat in the second leg.
These are the first quarter-finals played by Anderlecht since they played against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League in the 2016/17 season. Purples cheer each other on in an important time of need.
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minute 73′ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL OF ISLAM SLIMANI!!!!!! Villareal 0-1 ANDERLECHT. Slimani opens the score!!! With Villarreal’s defense completely static, Amuzu filters a ball for Michael Murillo to hit the far post for Slimani’s pleasure shot.
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